Councillors: HSE chiefs trying to gag media

HEALTH Service Executive officials have been accused of trying to gag the media by barring journalists from a meeting at which health cuts will be discussed.

At a HSE south forum meeting in Cork, earlier this month, officials refused to outline planned health cuts.

Instead, they told 39 county councillors on the forum to find out for themselves what the cuts were and present their allegations to a special forum meeting which will be held in Kilkenny on December 13.